| Gene Symbol |
CHRNA2
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| Entrez Gene |
1135
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| Alt Symbol |
-
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 2 (neuronal)
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| Other Description |
acetylcholine receptor, nicotinic, alpha 2 (neuronal)|cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 2 (neuronal)|neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2
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| Swissprots |
J3KMY9 Q9HAQ3 Q15822 B4DK19 A8KAX3
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| Accessions |
EAW63552 Q15822 AK296348 BAG59031 AK308465 AK314787 AW292180 BC153866 AAI53867 CD013901 DA096824 DA407151 U62431 AAB40109 Y16281 CAA76154 XM_005273397 XP_005273454 XM_006716282 XP_006716345 XM_011544388 XP_011542690 XM_011544389 XP_011542691 NM_000742 NP_000733 NM_001282455 NP_001269384
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| Function |
After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
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| Top Pathways |
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
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